Gemma 3 12B vs Hy-MT2-1.8B
Prices checked
Gemma 3 12B takes 4 of 5 rounds against Hy-MT2-1.8B. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.06 per million tokens against $0.08.
GoogleWins 4 roundsGemma 3 12B
131k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
$0.06/M tokensCheapest price, at Kilo Gateway · 3.1¢ per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.05/M
$0.04/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$0.15/M
$0.18/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.06/M at Kilo Gateway
none below the maker
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.08/M
$0.08/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
3.1¢
3.7¢
Context
131k tokens
8k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
no
Structured output
yes
no
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
no
no
Released
13 Mar 2025
20 Aug 2026
Providers selling it
16
4
Price we measure against
OpenRouter
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 3
Kilo Gateway$0.06 / $0.08
OpenRouter$0.07 / $0.08- AI/ML API$0.08 / $0.08
Gemma 3 12B, then Hy-MT2-1.8B, per million tokens.
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Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Gemma 3 12B or Hy-MT2-1.8B?
- Gemma 3 12B, at $0.06 per million tokens against $0.08 for Hy-MT2-1.8B, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Gemma 3 12B: $0.06 at Kilo Gateway. Hy-MT2-1.8B: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $0.08 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 3 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter, AI/ML API. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- Gemma 3 12B, at 131k tokens against 8k.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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